Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143946.015 - Employee amputates finger when pinched between parts

Accident Summary Nr: 143946.015 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 02/19/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1579525.015	02/22/2022		322121	Knowlton Technologies, Llc

Abstract: At 7:14 a.m. on February 19, 2022, an employee (a rewinder operator) and the assistant rewinder operator were offloading a butt roll from the back stand of the Catbridge. As the workers attempted to offload the butt roll onto a skid, the left side released, but the right side did not. The employee attempted to lift and move the roll, when his finger got pinched between the roll core and the stand. The employee's right hand index finger was amputated. The employee was treated without requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Finger, Paper Skid, Pinched, Roll

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1579525.015	58	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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